Button fastener



June 2, 1942.

c. v. sTl-:vENsoN BUTTON FASTENER Filed July 29, 1941 illliilillir llllllilin Attorney Patented June 2, 1942 UNITED y STATES PATENT OFFICE BUTTON FAsTENEn Charlotte V. Stevenson, New York, N. Y. Application July 29, 1941, Serial No. 404,545

' s Claims.` (o1. 244-104) The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in button fasteners and has for its primary object to provide a device of this character designed to prevent the button from being pulled fromthe garment.

A further object is to provide a button 'fastener adapted to facilitate removal of the button for launderingpurposes ofthe garment. Y

Another object is to providea device of this character of simple and practical construction, which is strong fand durable, relatively inexthe edge of the plate in underlying relationto the end I3. A Y

The portion of the wire 'Iexposed at the front of the button is covered with colored thread or rubber tubing I6;

The ends of theWire may be freely inserted under and removed from the staples II, when desired, in order that the button may be removed pensive to manufacture and otherwise Well y adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended. l

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of vconstruction and operation as more fully hereinafter -described and claimed, reference be-` ing had to the accompanying drawing forming part hereof, Vwherein like reference numerals refer to likeV parts throughout, andl in Which- Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the button.v Y

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional, viewthrough the fastener taken on a line 2-2 of Figure 1. Figure 3 is avertical sectional view taken on a line 3-3 of Figure2 and View taken when the garment is cleaned.

Itis believed the details of construction, op`

eration and manner of use of the device will be readily understood from the foregoing Without further detailed explanation.

Having thus described my invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A button fastener forbuttons of a type having openings therein, said fastener comprising a flexible member inserted in said openings and through the materialto which the button is attached, a plate positioned behind the material and removable clips carried by the plate for securing the ends of the flexible member to one platef 2. A button fastener for buttons of a type having openings therein, said fastener comprisnumeral 5 designates a button of conventional which are inserted-the ends ofv a Wiregmember 'I which passes through the'fgarment material 8.

form having the openings B therein and through` l A semi-flexible plate 9, of Celluloid or other Y suitable material is positioned at the back `of the garmentmaterial 8, the ends of the vvire` I3 of the clip I2 is inserted through an openingr I4 in the plate and bent over the Wire, Whilethe other end `I5 of the clip I2 is bent around ing a flexible member inserted in said openings and through the material to which the button is attached, a plate positioned behind the material, anda bendable metal clip having one end inserted through the plate and bent over the ends of said flexible member to secure the latter to one face of the plate in parallel relation to the plate.

3. A button fastener for buttons of a type having 4openings therein, said fastener comprising a flexible member inserted in said openings and through the material to which the button is attached, a plate positioned behind the material, the ends of saidV ilexible member extending in opposite directions against said Vplate in parl allel relation thereto, staples secured to the plate, said ends o-f the flexible member being bent over theV return bends of said flexible member to secure the latter to the plate.

CHARLOTTE V. STEVENSON. 

